Got my prop back from Tim on friday and was able to run it this past saturday. It is much better! Bow has proper lift now. I guess the mods he did were the trick. didnt try to max out top end yet. maybe this weekend.
Got my prop back from Tim on friday and was able to run it this past saturday. It is much better! Bow has proper lift now. I guess the mods he did were the trick. didnt try to max out top end yet. maybe this weekend.
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UPDATE: PROP SLUNG A BLADE ON 06/13. This was only the 5th time running it. Very disappointed in this outcome. Dont think i will be using them again in the future. HOpefully i will not have a need to have a prop worked again.
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Yes, i told him my boat would spin the 27p to 6100 rpm and i asked what might help. He said, "I know just what to do, I will add a little pitch to it." He never mentioned anything about it being hard on the blades.
Also, technically it didnt sling a blade. It just has a big stress crack in one of them. I discovered it before the blade came off. Not sure if its worth repairing as a spare or not.
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Sorry i just noticed you had already said you up pitched before i asked.
You can get it fixed, but its a gamble. You could never have a issue again or it could sling/crack another blade. I had a prop crack a blade a few years ago, i got it fix. Never had a issue with it again.
I've had props repaired that lasted another 100 hours before cracking again and I've had them crack again in 2 trips. Usually, for the ones that lasted longer, they were younger props and it was their first time cracking. The ones that cracked again quickly had usually been repaired a couple of times, had lots of hours on them, and I think metal fatigue was the problem. If you don't have a spare it's definitely worth getting repaired to at least keep as a spare. It'll get you back home if you were to tear up your primary prop.
Thanks, i just bought a spare and i have a 26p Trophy Plus. The trophy is too small for this rig but i may get the Bravo crack fixed anyway.
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I would never run a cracked repaired prop , I could only imagine a blade flying off at top end hitting the cavitation plate never mind loosing control. My last rig I ran ET props two had hair line cracks I noticed while polishing them I sold each one for $100 the buyers fixed and ran them. Too risky.
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I cracked a hydromotive. I asked Josh at Steve's if it could be repaired, he suggested against running it. We talked about it getting me back to the ramp in a pinch and he said it would be fine for that once welded so we did that and it is a backup now. If I have to use it I will not try to run it fast. My TXP blade hit the cavitation plate and the mid section. That sucked. I saw the blade flying through the air after it came off.
I agree with both assessments! I think it will sit in corner of my garage instead.
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